Super Star Award

Had a phone call from the Daddy of Little Boo Boo today, alerting me to the fact that she was awarded Super Star status today at school, and was subsequently presented with a cardboard plaque describing the achievement. I was beside myself with pride, considering that her behavior at school has been less than exemplary lately. I had been a bit worried that the multiple bad reports were giving her a bad rep, and we all know how that goes. Won't be long before I am getting a call from the Columbus Five-Oh letting me know my little angel has been picked up for truancy, weed smoking, or something else equally distasteful. What would the neighbors think? So I commended her on her fabulous award and she dropped the phone on my ear to go watch Hannah Montana. At least she said "Thank you Mommy" before she took off. Sigh.....

I was thinking then that it would sure be nice if they had some kind of Mommy Star award. I mean, seriously, I am fully aware that Mommies are supposed to be selfless, but it would be kind of sweet now and then to know we are the Super Stars we aspire to be each day. Even when we have just said, "No more cookies." and gotten the hairy eyeball in return. If we did occasionally get the Super Star Mommy Award, then we could pull it out and remember that it's all good when we are getting said hairy eyeball, or whatever. And I personally think we all need this from time to time.

Now, since I don't know who "they" are that would be passing out such an award, and because I know it would never be the children themselves, husbands, or boyfriends, then we will have to start a coalition of our own, I suppose. Sort of like an Academy for Super Star Mommies. I am guessing it would have to be run by other mommies, or nothing would ever get accomplished, since we are the only ones who can multi-task in this manner. So, my co-mommies of the world, let's think of starting up this coalition, banding together in the fight for equal Super Star status on the planet, and come up with a plan for distributing these much needed awards. Morale can be low in Mommy Land, and with the crappy news stories and s**t economy, we don't need anything else bringing us down. Let me know if you would like to join the cause. And if you know a deserving Mommy, swipe some of your little one's construction paper and a marker, maybe a sticker or two, and make your favorite Mommy a Super Star award! She'll appreciate it. And don't forget to put a gold star on the chart for the Little Super Star, or you could get that eyeball again......

Going for the markers and paper, and taking a stand..........